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Deans

Dean Jordan was recruited by Chapman University, to found the School of Pharmacy at its new multidisciplinary Health Sciences Campus in Irvine, California in February of 2013. As the founding Dean and chief executive of the school he is responsible for all aspects of the strategic direction and development of the new program.

Dr. Nancy A. Alvarez is Assistant Dean, Experiential Education and Continuing Professional Development and Assistant Professor for the School of Pharmacy where she is responsible for identifying practice sites and supporting preceptors who will deliver practical education and training for student pharmacists.

Dr. Rocke DeMark is responsible for assisting the respective Associate Deans with the oversight of the daily operations of student, academic, and clinical affairs operations; providing management and support for student services; administering business operation functions, student recruitment and retention; and oversight of administrative operations.

Dr. Sean Nordt is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. He is responsible for curriculum, the integration of EE in that and other areas such as IPE, simulation, OSCE’s, the development of an interprofessional clinic. He also be responsible for working to increase our contacts in the local physician community.

Dr. Keykavous Parang is Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Studies, and Global Affairs is responsible for initiating and promoting cutting-edge research activities within CUSP, administration of the graduate (M.S., Ph.D.) programs, developing the shared research core facilities, capital equipment requests, hiring high quality research faculty in different levels, and establishing relationships with other national and international institutions to promote the collaborative research programs.

Administrative Staff

Ben Brahm is responsible for assisting in the daily operation and maintenance of the core lab facilities, in addition to training core lab users. He also helps in the preparation of student laboratory exercises.

Dr. Cook is responsible for advising and mentoring Orange campus undergraduates while also participating in further development and implementation of student affairs office materials, processes and procedures.

Experiential Education Coordinator

(714) 516-5403

The Experiential Education Coordinator is responsible for the maintenance of the experiential learning management system, management and maintenance of affiliations with experiential education sites, and scheduling student pharmacists for IPPE. The Experiential Education Coordinator also provides support to student pharmacists and experiential educators during the experiential program, and special projects.

LeAnne Daringer is responsible for providing administrative support to the School of Pharmacy relating primarily to purchasing, P-card reconciliation, faculty searches, and special events, meetings and projects.

Laura Gorospe is responsible for managing the fiscal operations for the School of Pharmacy, ranging from daily approvals and troubleshooting to long-term planning and projections. She is a resource and main point of contact for CUSP with respect to financial matters, and works as liaison between CUSP and central Chapman University financial administrative offices.

Dr. Hackett is responsible for development and support of experiential educators to enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards the facilitation of student learning for equivalent rotation experiences; developing, executing, and evaluating the educational plan for experiential educators; and assessing needs to implement and evaluate continuing professional development programs offered by CUSP. In addition, she supports a wide range of activities of the Experiential Education Office including securing sites, experiential educator capacity, and rotation development.

In collaboration with the Dean and the Senior Leadership Council of the School of Pharmacy, Sharon Krueger is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the day-to-day business and financial operations of the School of Pharmacy as well as providing administrative oversight and development to staff. In addition, she provides executive-level support to the Dean and serves as the central information resource for the school.

Senior Administrative Assistant

(714) 516-5480

The Senior Administrative Assistant is responsible for assisting with the coordination of numerous administrative and logistical functions of the School of Pharmacy and also she serves as the receptionist in the office of the Dean.

Assistant Director of Assessment

(714) 516-5411

In collaboration with the Associate Dean of Assessment and Scholarship, the Assistant Director of Assessment manages the CUSP Office of Assessment and Scholarship (OAS). Responsibilities include the planning, development, and maintenance of CUSP assessment activities. The Assistant Director of Assessment also supports both faculty and staff in preparing, gathering, and analyzing information and data relating to assessment, program review, and accreditation.

Sandra is responsible for managing the daily operations of the MSPS and PhD programs, including recruitment, admissions, advisement, progression, degree completion, organizing events, science committee scheduling, proctoring exams, and different aspects of communication with graduate students and applicants.

Helen Sahli is responsible for providing administrative support primarily to the Office of Assessment relating to the development of process infrastructure; coordinating all student assessments; data entry and organization; as well as preparing reports, purchasing, and processing payments.

Jasmine Villa-Stofko is responsible for serving as part of the front line support for all student services provided by the School of Pharmacy as well as coordinating the daily administrative operations of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). In addition, she will provide assistance in coordinating the OSA Student Conduct Process and with data management.

Joanna Wedekind is responsible for providing administrative support to the School of Pharmacy primarily relating to coordinating meeting and events, purchasing, P-card reports, processing updates in Core Elms, monitoring affiliate agreement renewals, assisting with the Experiential Education appointment process, and compiling information for The Edge newsletter In the Experiential Education Office.

Tiffany is responsible for receiving and cataloging the chemicals for the research and educational laboratories. She also assists in maintaining the University’s protocol for the proper collection and storage of hazardous laboratory chemical waste.

Erica Wondra is responsible for serving as part of the front line support for all student services provided by the School of Pharmacy as well as coordinating the daily administrative operations of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). She provides assistance in coordinating the OSA Student Conduct Process and with data management.